The Muppets Have Returned for a Spooky Sleepover in 'Muppets Haunted Mansion'

We're dying to understand all the spooky actors going bump in the night with the newest Muppet journey. So, who's in 'Muppets Haunted Mansion'?

Has it in reality been seven years since the closing Muppets movie? Yes, Muppets Most Wanted (starring Ricky Gervais, Ty Burrell, and Tina Fey) used to be released in 2014. Not most effective that, however this is the first Muppets Halloween film. How can that be? How can the Muppets have tackled house (in the aptly named Muppets from Space) earlier than they went to a haunted mansion? We'll elaborate on this in a minute. For now, we're loss of life (wink) to know who's in Muppets Haunted Mansion.

Who is in 'Muppets Haunted Mansion'?

As with most Muppet motion pictures, Muppets Haunted Mansion has a mixture of Muppets and humans. This time they have added ghosts. On the corporeal front, we now have were given Will Arnett as the Ghost Host, Yvette Nicole Brown as the Hearse Driver who tells Gonzo she at all times drops folks off but by no means choices them up, Darren Criss as the Caretaker who belts out the first music of the film, and Taraji P. Henson as Constance Hatchaway, our cherished killer bride. Rounding out the human cast is Kim Irvine, Quinn McPherson, and John Stamos as himself.

Now let's meet our bootiful ghosts. This is some delightful casting. The late Ed Asner shows up in one in all his ultimate works. We also get to spend the ghoulish film with Jeannie Mai (from How Do I Look?), Chrissy Metz (This Is Us), Alfonso Ribeiro (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air), Danny Trejo (Machete), and Sasheer Zamata (Home Economics). Also please be on the lookout for both Craig Robinson (The Office) and Pat Sajak (Wheel of Fortune).

The Muppet performers are all vintage puppeteers with a great deal of experience in the puppet global. With bullet issues on their resumes like Sesame Street or the Jim Henson Company, most of the puppeteers have been operating in this field for a long time. Speaking of Henson, Brian Henson (Jim's son) is a part of the production. What's a Muppet film with out a Henson?

Why are we just now getting a Muppets Halloween film?

In case you overlooked it, this film is in line with the Haunted Mansion journey in Disneyland. In an interview with Polygon, Muppet author and director Kirk Thatcher stated that this used to be the “fifth model of a Halloween-themed special." Now that Disney owns the Muppets, it just made sense to incorporate one of the theme parks' most popular rides. Using the Haunted Mansion also means using the staples of the ride that anyone who has ridden it will recognize.

For example, you'll love Miss Piggy as Leota in crystal ball form. The singing graveyard and busts absolutely could not be ignored. And perhaps the biggest part of the ride is the ballroom section, where ghostly partners waltz around a dance floor for all of eternity. Instead of human ghosts, the movie chose to go with Muppets as a way to blend the two worlds. Of course, Kirk wanted to be crystal (ball) clear, "They go to a Haunted Mansion, not the Haunted Mansion,” he explains.

What is 'Muppets Haunted Mansion' about?

The movie opens with Gonzo the Great and Pepé the Prawn in a hearse en path to the mansion. Invited beneath the guise of attending a party, they are tasked with spending one evening in the mansion. What occurs is a collection of terrifying, wacky events. To no person's surprise, Gonzo did his personal stunts in the movie. In an interview with CNN, he mentioned, "I'm always doing stunts, absolutely. My dressing room is up in the super structure up above and I just drop in every shot." Sounds like spooky fun!

Muppets Haunted Mansion is currently streaming on Disney Plus.

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